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Stockholm Culture Festival in August

With 600 events taking place throughout the city center, Stockholm Culture Festival is one of the most popular returning events in Stockholm and takes place 13-18 August, 2013. The programme has just been launched and includes: American disco legends, Bollywood explosion and a punk tribute by Swedish artist elite on the big stage.

Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Ebbot Lundberg and Magnus Carlson in a specially produced Velvet Underground concert. Immortal dance hits with The Pointer Sisters at Gustav Adolf Square, that during a week transforms into Stockholm's largest dance floor with dance clubs.

Stockholm Culture FestivalStockholm Culture Festival fills streets and squares with all kinds of culture in all genres, for all ages. 600 program starts, during six vibrant August days. In the middle of the city center and with free admission. From Sergels Torg, over Brunkeberg to Gustav Adolfs Torg with treats and samples of all the culture that Stockholm has to offer all year round, with performers and guests from all corners of the world.

Food, culture and music. There is a festival for nearly every theme in Stockholm. And NINE music festivals - Two of them new to the year. The summer begins with the food festival Smaka på Stockholm in Kungsträdgården and the Electronica festival Summerburst, and concludes in August with Kulturfestivalen, a large free outdoor festival for the entire family. Here are 13 reasons to visit Stockholm!

Water and Stockholm belong together. One of the world's largest sailing races for seagoing boats, ÅF Offshore Race (previously Gotland Runt), starts for the second year in a row at Stockholms Ström in the middle of Stockholm. Two-hundred boats in several different classes will take part in the race.

August is packed with events and music festivals in Stockholm: Starting off with Stockholm Pride, followed by Stockholm Music & Arts, Stockholm Culture festival, Popaganda and classical music festivals like Baltic Sea festival, and sporting events such as Samsung Diamond League and Triathlon World Championship.The prestigious music award Polar Music Prize is also awarded in August.

More and more people are riding bikes daily, and people now identify with bicycling as a lifestyle. On August 24 the bicycling lifestyle will be celebrated through a new event Bicycle Film Festival Stockholm at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm.

The Stockholm Street Festival, WWDIS Summer Feast festival, UEFA Ladies soccer final, Stockholm Pride Festival and a Pop Art Design exhibition at Modernamuseet are some of the July hightligts. And lots of concerts.

Some of the world's most skilled magicians, acrobats and performers are gathered in Stockholm in July. Stockholm Street Festival, takes place 5-7 July in Kungsträdgården park for the fourth year in a row.